Zhang AL

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus · active 2019-2025

Study types

  • review 2

Condition tags

  • dysmenorrhea 2
  • endometriosis 2
  • dyspareunia 1
review 2025
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0321393

OBJECTIVE: This systematic review investigates the potential role of vitamin D supplement in alleviating pain associated with primary dysmenorrhea or endometriosis by analysing registered randomised controlled trials (RCTs). METHODS: We co…

review 2023
Complementary therapies in medicine ·doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2023.102963

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to examine the effect of acupuncture on symptoms and health-related quality of life in patients with endometriosis. METHODS: Nine biomedical databases were searched to April 2022 to identify randomized controll…

2019
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025564

IntroductionAlthough acupuncture has been recommended for alleviating cancer pain by clinical guidelines, the level of the supporting evidence needs to be improved. A pragmatic randomised controlled trial (pRCT) in a hospital setting would …